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Household of William Williams (born 1837, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Williams and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Williams, born in 1837 in Somerset, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Williams, born in 1840 in Kenton, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Charles (born 1861 in Kenton, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1868 in Kenton, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Kenton, Devon, England), William (born 1875 in Kenton, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Kenton, Devon, England), Lucy (born 1879 in Kenton, Devon, England) and Kate (born 1881 in Kenton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Charles (born 1802 in Kenton, Devon, England) and William's Boarder, Albert (born 1865 in Westbury, Buckinghamshire, England).


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William Williams's household

Male

William

Williams

Head
Female

Jane

Williams

Wife
Male

Charles

Williams

Son
Female

Bessie

Williams

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Williams

Daughter
Male

William

Williams

Son
Male

Thomas

Williams

Son
Female

Lucy

Williams

Daughter
Female

Kate

Williams

Daughter
Male

Charles

Pike

Boarder
Male

Albert

Heath

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Williams

Head

Married

44

1837

Somerset, England

Jane

Williams

Wife

Married

41

1840

Kenton, Devon, England

Charles

Williams

Son

Single

20

1861

Kenton, Devon, England

Bessie

Williams

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Kenton, Devon, England

Ellen

Williams

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Kenton, Devon, England

William

Williams

Son

Single

6

1875

Kenton, Devon, England

Thomas

Williams

Son

Single

4

1877

Kenton, Devon, England

Lucy

Williams

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kenton, Devon, England

Kate

Williams

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Kenton, Devon, England

Charles

Pike

Boarder

Widower

79

1802

Kenton, Devon, England

Albert

Heath

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Westbury, Buckinghamshire, England

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